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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Mayotte to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better grasp these important new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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