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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in digital education technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also discusses 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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