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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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