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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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