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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions must deal with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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