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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC 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 low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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