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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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