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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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