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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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