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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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