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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ashmore and Cartier Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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