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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also reviews the most important 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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