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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in electronic education technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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