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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these open educational ventures. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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