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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational ventures. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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