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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in elearning are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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