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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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