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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Marshall Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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