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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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