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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to be more aware of these significant new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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