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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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