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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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