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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the interesting 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 new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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