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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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