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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning technology enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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