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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these open education initiatives. Educators want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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