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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Guernsey to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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