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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning have empowered learners all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Spain to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these important new open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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