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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in elearning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to understand these new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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