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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Clipperton Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these open educational initiatives. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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