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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic educational technology have enabled students all around the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are considering today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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