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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bellevue University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for information 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 resource subjects. This book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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