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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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