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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these exciting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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