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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning have enabled students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Marshall Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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