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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in electronic education technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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