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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Elidaemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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