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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in e-learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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