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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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