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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Marquette University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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