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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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