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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education have empowered people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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