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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Kingman Reef to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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