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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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