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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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