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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic educational technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations must deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Researchers want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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