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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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