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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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