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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in e-learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. People want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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