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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in online learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Kiribati to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to be more aware of these important new open education ventures. Students want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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