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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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