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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning enable people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Instructors want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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