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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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