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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like South Ossetia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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