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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Argentina to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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