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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in electronic education technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these important new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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