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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning enable people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these significant new open education initiatives. Students want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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