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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these open educational experiments. Trainers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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