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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic educational technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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