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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better perceive these promising new open education endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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