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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Comoros to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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