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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)