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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are considering today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Wake Island to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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