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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Professors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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