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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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