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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in blended learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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