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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology are enabling students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Marshall Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better perceive these compelling new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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