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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations must deal with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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