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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning have enabled humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are considering now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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