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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in blended learning enable people all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs 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 subjects that online education institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational ventures. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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