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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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