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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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