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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Aruba to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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