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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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