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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Kingman Reef to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better perceive these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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