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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Gabon to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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