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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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