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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to understand these important new open education initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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