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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic education technology make it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to better grasp these interesting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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