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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning make it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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