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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Guam to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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