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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Jersey to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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