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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education technology are enabling people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to understand these new open education ventures. Everybody wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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