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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in elearning technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Luxembourg to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews 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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