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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning have enabled students in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these compelling new open educational ventures. Educators want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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