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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic educational technology are making it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Central Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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