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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Educators want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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