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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Reddit to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Students want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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