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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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