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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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