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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in digital education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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