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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like The Ohio State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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