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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning enable learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Niger to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Scientists want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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