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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like San Marino to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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