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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning enable humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Guam to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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