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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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