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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Mali to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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