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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in online education technology are enabling humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Central African Republic to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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