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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Madagascar to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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