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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take online classes. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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