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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are considering now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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