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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Academics want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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