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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have enabled students all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations must deal with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Scientists want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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