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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology enable students all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Italy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to better grasp these promising new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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