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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology enable humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to understand these significant new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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