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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Kiribati to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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