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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these significant new open education undertakings. Universities want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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