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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online education make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Italy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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