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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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