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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New changes in blended learning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these promising new open education undertakings. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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