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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also talks about the major 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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