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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this desire for facts the authoritative 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 scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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