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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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