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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning are enabling students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Educators want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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