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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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