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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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