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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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