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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these open education endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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