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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology enable students all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Reunion to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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