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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in elearning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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