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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Spain to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better grasp these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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