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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning are empowering students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Howland Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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