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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online education have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Academics want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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