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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Spain to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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