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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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