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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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