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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like San Marino to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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