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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning enable students all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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