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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning technology have empowered students all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Educators want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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