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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in blended learning are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Clipperton Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these compelling new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also describes 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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