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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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