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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Lecturers want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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