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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the most important 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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