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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in electronic educational technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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