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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Helena to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Scientists want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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