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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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