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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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