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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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