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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better perceive these significant new open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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