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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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