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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Greece to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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