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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Monaco to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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