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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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