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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Scientists want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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