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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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