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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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