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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in blended learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Greece to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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