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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cook Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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