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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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