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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in e-learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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