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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning have enabled people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Arizona State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open educational initiatives. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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