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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better perceive these exciting new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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