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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in electronic education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Midway Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these compelling new open education initiatives. Public servants want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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