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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Bermuda to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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