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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online education are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also researches the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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