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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology are enabling students all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these open educational initiatives. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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