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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Arizona State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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