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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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