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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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