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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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