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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like South Ossetia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also talks about the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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