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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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