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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning have enabled humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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