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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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