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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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