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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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