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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in electronic education technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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