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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning enable learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better grasp these exciting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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