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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning have empowered students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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