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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning are making it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Samoa to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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