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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Uruguay to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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