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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Professors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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