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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Bellevue University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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