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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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