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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Isle of Man to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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