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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in online education technology are empowering learners all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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