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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in digital education technology have enabled students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free 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 a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Midway Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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