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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Students want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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