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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in blended learning are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational initiatives. Professors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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