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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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