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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education technology are empowering learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like North Seattle Community College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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