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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in elearning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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