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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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