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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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