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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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