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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning have provided the means for people all over the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Researchers want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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