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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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