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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in elearning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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