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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the amazing 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 gripping new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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