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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Marshall Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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