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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in electronic education technology enable people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Guam to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open education ventures. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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