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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in online education have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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