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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are considering now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Greenland to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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