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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning have enabled learners all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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