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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better grasp these open educational experiments. Students want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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