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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these interesting new open educational ventures. Corporations want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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