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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in blended learning make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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