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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology are making it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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