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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in e-learning technology enable learners in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Students want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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