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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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