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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to be more aware of these new open education undertakings. Professors want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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