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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Abkhazia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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