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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in online learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the exciting 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 exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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