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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in blended learning technology are empowering students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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