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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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