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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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