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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Marquette University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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