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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are considering now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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