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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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