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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to understand these promising new open educational ventures. Corporations want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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