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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Universities want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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