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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in electronic education technology enable students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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