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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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