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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand 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 education resource issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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