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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational ventures. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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