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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in blended learning make it possible for people all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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