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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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