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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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