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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Vanuatu to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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