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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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