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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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