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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in elearning technology have empowered humans all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Andorra to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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