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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations have to consider today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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