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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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