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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in electronic education technology enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are considering today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these open educational endeavours. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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