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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education have made it possible for humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Vanuatu to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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