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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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