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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to understand these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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