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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in electronic educational technology enable learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Students want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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