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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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