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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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