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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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