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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Mauritania to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education ventures. People want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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