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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning are empowering people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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