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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online education have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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