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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peter I Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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