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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in elearning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations must deal with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Abkhazia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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