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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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