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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in digital education technology have empowered students all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Greenland to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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