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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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