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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in elearning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to understand these important new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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