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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are considering now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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