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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic education technology make it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like LinkedIn to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better understand these new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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