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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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