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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New changes in e-learning are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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