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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in blended learning have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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