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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better perceive these interesting new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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