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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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