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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in electronic educational technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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