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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in electronic education technology are empowering students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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