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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in e-learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to participate 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. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Uruguay to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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