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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in blended learning enable students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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