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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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