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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these intriguing new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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