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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online learning have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Central African Republic to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also examines the major 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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