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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning enable students all around the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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