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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Scientists want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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