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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in blended learning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open education initiatives. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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