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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Netherlands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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