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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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