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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic education technology enable humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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