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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in digital education technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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