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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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