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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in blended learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Academics want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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