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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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