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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online education have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Slovenia to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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