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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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