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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in e-learning enable students in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open education endeavours. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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