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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Uruguay to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better grasp these open education undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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