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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mali to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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