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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online education have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also researches the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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