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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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