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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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