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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in elearning technology have empowered students all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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