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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online education are empowering students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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