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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online learning enable people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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