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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in digital education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Bouvet Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to understand these open educational endeavours. Academics want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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