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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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