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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in online education enable students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are considering today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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