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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in online education enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kiribati to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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