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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning enable learners in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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