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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning technology enable students all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations must deal with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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