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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in learning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these exciting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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