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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Elidaemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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