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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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