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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning are enabling learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Guam to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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