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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for information 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 subjects. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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