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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in e-learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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