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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning enable people all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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