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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in elearning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Students want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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