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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning enable people all over the world to be participants in online classes. 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 MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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