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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. People want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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