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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational ventures. Academics want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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