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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in elearning enable people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. 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 MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these compelling new open education endeavours. Teachers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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