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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Colombia to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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