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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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