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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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