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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic education technology have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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