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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like State University of New York to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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