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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Norfolk Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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