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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better understand these promising new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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