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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning enable humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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