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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to better understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Academics want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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