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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning technology are enabling learners all over the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Tuvalu to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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