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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Jersey to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better understand these new open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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