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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education enable people all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Educators want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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