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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic educational technology enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better grasp these interesting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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