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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like The Ohio State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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