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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Macau to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This amazing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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