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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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