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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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