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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Faroe Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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