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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Georgetown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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