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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are struggling with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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