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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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