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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business 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 deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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