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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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