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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tokelau to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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