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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in e-learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like China, People's Republic of to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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