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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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