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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic education technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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