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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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