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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education make it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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