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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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