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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in elearning make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Kingman Reef to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Trainers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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