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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Kiribati to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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