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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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