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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Teachers want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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