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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Colombia to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these new open education endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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