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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Uruguay to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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