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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Samoa to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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