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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Universities want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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