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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Clipperton Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these important new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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