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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Jordan to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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