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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Madagascar to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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