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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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