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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Colombia to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these open education endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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