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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these fascinating new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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