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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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