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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning are empowering students all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to understand these compelling new open educational undertakings. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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