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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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