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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in electronic education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a expanding need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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