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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning enable students all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This sensational new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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