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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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