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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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