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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are considering today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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