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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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