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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations must deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Italy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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