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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better perceive these open educational endeavours. People want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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