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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations must deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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