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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in digital education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to understand these important new open education endeavours. Universities want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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