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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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