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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online learning technology have enabled students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mauritania to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Educators want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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