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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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