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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are considering today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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