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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning are empowering learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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