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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning are empowering learners all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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