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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in elearning are enabling students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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