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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Aruba to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education initiatives. Universities want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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