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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in online education have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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