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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better grasp these interesting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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