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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning are enabling humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Instructors want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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