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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Niger to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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