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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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