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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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