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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions must deal with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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