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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning make it possible for humans all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Reunion to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these interesting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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