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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in elearning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Corporations want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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