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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Kiribati to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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