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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning have empowered people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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