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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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