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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology are empowering students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational endeavours. Universities want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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