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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally 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 subjects that blended learning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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