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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in blended learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education ventures. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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