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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these compelling new open educational initiatives. Universities want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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