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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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