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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Students want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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