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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peter I Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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