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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in blended learning have provided the means for students all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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