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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better perceive these new open education initiatives. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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