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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like El Salvador to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these interesting new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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