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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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