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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning have empowered learners all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Emory University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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