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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning enable humans all over the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions have to consider today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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