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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Italy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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