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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in online learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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