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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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