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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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