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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in online education have enabled learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these fascinating new open educational ventures. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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