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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Jersey to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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