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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these open education initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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