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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education have empowered people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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