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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different 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 stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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