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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that online education institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also addresses 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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