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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning have enabled students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Boston University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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