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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these significant new open educational undertakings. Universities want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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