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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Navassa Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open education ventures. Public servants want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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