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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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