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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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