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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations have to consider today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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