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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Guam to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these open educational initiatives. Teachers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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