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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology enable learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Somalia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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