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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning enable people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgetown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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