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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in blended learning enable people all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations must deal with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Midway Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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