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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education ventures. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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