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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in blended learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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