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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in electronic education technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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