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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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