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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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