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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cook Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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