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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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