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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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