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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these open education experiments. Students want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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