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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in online learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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