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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning enable students all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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