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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better grasp these compelling new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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