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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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