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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology enable students in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to understand these significant new open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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