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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in e-learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Bolivia to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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