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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in blended learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The New School to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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