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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open 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 optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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