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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in electronic education technology are enabling humans all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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