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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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