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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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