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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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