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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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