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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these compelling new open educational ventures. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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