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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in elearning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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