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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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