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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic educational technology enable learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these fascinating new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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