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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online education are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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