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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning are enabling people all over the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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