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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Guernsey to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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