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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning technology are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Boston University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Students want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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