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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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