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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in blended learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Abkhazia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better comprehend these open education undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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