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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Brazil to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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