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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology are empowering students all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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