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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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