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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology enable humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations have to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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