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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning have empowered students all over the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these compelling new open education endeavours. Universities want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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