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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. People want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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