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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Mali to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also studies the most important 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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