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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Universities want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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