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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Guernsey to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these important new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important 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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