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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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