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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic educational technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better perceive these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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