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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning make it possible for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Students want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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