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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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