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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Peter I Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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