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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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