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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are considering today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Scientists want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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