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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Scientists want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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