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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to understand these significant new open education experiments. People want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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