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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Clipperton Island to conduct these massive open online courses? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to be more aware of these important new open education ventures. Students want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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