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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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