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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Academics want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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