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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education are enabling students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are considering now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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