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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these exciting new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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