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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in elearning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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