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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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