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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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