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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in blended learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. People want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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