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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Corporations want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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