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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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