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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cook Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these compelling new open educational ventures. Universities want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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