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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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