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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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