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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open education ventures. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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