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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these significant new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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