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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Clipperton Island to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Academics want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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