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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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