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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Colombia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. People want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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