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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these new open education experiments. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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