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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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