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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational ventures. People want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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