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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in blended learning are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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