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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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