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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education make it possible for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like India to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Professors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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