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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in e-learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Midway Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Professors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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