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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that elearning organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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