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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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