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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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