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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Helena to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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