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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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