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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online education have enabled humans all over the world to take part 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 learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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