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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in e-learning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Korea, North to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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