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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. 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. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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