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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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