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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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