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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better perceive these intriguing new open education ventures. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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