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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning technology enable students all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these significant new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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