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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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