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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online learning have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Jarvis Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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