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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Spain to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these significant new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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