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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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