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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning make it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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