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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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