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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Guernsey to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Students want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also deals with 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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