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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in e-learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are having to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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