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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in digital education technology have enabled humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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