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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in e-learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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