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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning are empowering humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Bouvet Island to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education endeavours. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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