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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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