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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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