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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning are enabling people all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Researchers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new 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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