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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these fascinating new open educational ventures. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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