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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in e-learning have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kiribati to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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