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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning are enabling people all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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