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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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