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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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