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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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